PULSE Magazine | August 2019 Issue PE

The Sister Cities relationship is special. It is a bond, supported by our city government and promoted by volunteers, that connects us to our international friends. The relationship between Austin and Saltillo is something even more significant. Not only are we bound by Sisterhood, we are neighbors. Our great states, Texas and Coahuila are connected by land, roads, music, food and families, separat- ed only by our shared resource, the Rio Grande. Together, we are one great space. This land is our land. We are Coahuila and we are Texas.

In 1968, the City of Austin, Texas, led by Mayor Harry Aiken, and the City of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, led by Mayor Jesús Gonzalez Santos, held official visits to the seats of government of both cities. They

agreed via a Resolution adopted by the Austin City Council that Austin and Saltillo would work towards establishing friendship, respect and mutually beneficial exchange. This year we had eight paramedics visit from our Sister City of Saltillo Coahuila Mexico. During their stay in Austin the paramedics participated in a Spanish AHA Health Care Provider CPR class instructed by ATCEMS Medics . They learned high quality CPR for adults, child and infant. A special thanks to CPR Coordinator J. Villanueva, Instructor C. Leal, Clinical Specialist's H. Garcia and J. Cantu for making this possible

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